What do you think is the classic that best represents the essence of China's ancient ideology and culture?

China's culture is extensive and profound, and a hundred schools of thought contended in the pre-Qin period, which made our traditional culture all-encompassing. Thousands of years of evolution and precipitation have deepened the ancient ideology and culture step by step, and among the classics that have appeared in the long history, I think the classic that best represents the essence of ancient ideology and culture is A Dream of Red Mansions.

First, write about the rise and fall of the family? A Dream of Red Mansions in Wuchang, the three cardinal guides and five permanent members of traditional culture, tells the background of four big families from the mouth of Leng Zixing for the second time. The four families formed in-laws with each other, involving all social strata. Some were officials in North Korea, some were in business for the royal family, some were officials at the emperor's feet, and some were sent abroad. It can be said that there are many forests, but they are interrelated. The glory of a family is the glory of four pieces of furniture, and the loss of a family is the loss of four pieces of furniture. This is the display of the essence of family culture in China's ancient ideology and culture.

The relationship between families is very close, sharing weal and woe. For example, when the Jia family came to Jia Baoyu's generation, it was Yuan Chun, the lady in the palace. Although the Xue family is expensive as a royal merchant, it is not as good as the next generation. They can only rely on the Jia family, a cousin, to marry Xue Baochai to Jia Baoyu to maintain.

Second, write poems and songs? A Dream of Red Mansions is the literature and art of traditional culture, which contains a lot of poems. Whether it is the judgment of the fifth time of Twelve Women in Jinling, the poems written by the Grand View Garden Women's Poetry Society, or the articles written by Jia Baoyu, they are all manifestations of traditional literature and art. Cao Xueqin's poems written from the standpoint of different characters are also very different. For example, because of the death of her parents, most of Lin Daiyu's poems have expressed her sadness; Tanchun, on the other hand, is bright and hearty, and his writing style is naturally high.

Third, write Buddhism and Taoism culture? The religious thought and religion of traditional culture occupy an unshakable position in traditional culture and also have a certain weight in A Dream of Red Mansions. There are Jia Jing who is obsessed with monasticism, Jia Mu who often goes to the temple to practice medicine, Miaoyu who practices medicine for others, and Xichun and Daiyu who finally fled into an empty net with despair. This shows that religion penetrated into the daily life of ancient China.

A Dream of Red Mansions is the quintessence of China's classical culture, and its cultural essence can't be explained clearly in a few words, which is worthy of repeated tasting by future generations.